R.L. Anand, J. - Smt. Savitri and Smt. Bhagwanti have filed the present writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, for the issuance of writ of certiorari for the quashment of the orders (Annexures P1 and P2) passed by respondents No. 2 and 3, declaring the area belonging to the petitioners as surplus qua respondent No. 5, under the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972 (for short the 1972 Act), and allotting the same to respondents No. 6 to 10, namely, Kaku, Piara, Munshi, Khushal and Nihal.

2. The case set up by the petitioners is that father of the petitioners and husband of respondent No. 5, i.e., Dayal, owned share in Khewat No. 8, Khatauni Nos. 12 to 21, measuring 1494 Kanals 2 Marlas situated in village Banni, Tehsil and District Sirsa. According to the petitioners, Shri Dayal died on 23.6.1956, leaving behind the petitioners and respondent No. 5 as his heirs in equal shares. The surplus land in the hands of Shri Dayal under the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 (for short 1953 Act) had neither been declared nor utilised before he died and he was in possession of the entire holding. By virtue of the exception provided under Section